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Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The press in Mauritania this week covered a variety of issues, including the closure of the Guergarate border crossing (55 kilometers north of Nouadhibou and 500 km from Nouakchott) which separates Mauritania from Morocco

©- - 07 november 2020 - 18:31:19 - thread African Union (406 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Saturday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya, as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency          Buying         Selling

1 Euro               43

©- - 07 november 2020 - 12:36:32 - thread African Union (139 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                      Buying         Selling

1 Euro                          43

©- - 06 november 2020 - 10:51:58 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Eleven imported cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Mauritius this week, bringing the number of positive imported cases to 37 since the opening of the island's borders on 1 October

©- - 06 november 2020 - 08:53:16 - thread African Union (145 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                     Buying         Selling

Australian Dollar        28

©- - 06 november 2020 - 08:50:13 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius exports and manufacturing sectors have  declined by 33% from January to May 2020 and 22% for the period of January to August 2020  respectively due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit hard on the world economy

©- - 05 november 2020 - 13:40:27 - thread African Union (559 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying        Selling

1 Euro                           43

©- - 05 november 2020 - 10:47:58 - thread African Union (139 words)


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Newly re-elected Tanzania’s president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, will be sworn in on Thursday at a ceremony to be staged in the capital, Dodoma

©- - 04 november 2020 - 20:11:45 - thread African Union (172 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday said Mauritius is determined to pursue its fight for the restitution of the Chagos archipelago to the island and to supporting the eventual resettlement of Chagossians on some of the islands of the archipelago, a Mauritian territory located a thousand kilometres north of the mainland

©- - 04 november 2020 - 14:07:48 - thread African Union (283 words)


Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, current chairman of the African Union (AU), Tuesday underlined the need to give Libyans the opportunity to reach a Libyan solution to the ongoing crisis without foreign interference during the Forum for the Libyan political dialogue to be hosted in Tunisia on 9 November

©- - 03 november 2020 - 23:52:46 - thread African Union (302 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The son of former Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz has been is summoned by the police as part of a preliminary corruption investigation during the decade of his father's reign (2008-2019), the local press reported on Tuesday

©- - 03 november 2020 - 13:22:36 - thread African Union (174 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                     Buying          Selling

1 Euro                         42

©- - 03 november 2020 - 11:40:42 - thread African Union (138 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilians following inter-communal violence in Ethiopia

©- - 03 november 2020 - 11:36:44 - thread African Union (305 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                    Buying         Selling

Australian Dollar       27

©- - 03 november 2020 - 09:21:06 - thread African Union (122 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - FC Tevragh-Zeina of Nouakchott on Sunday won the Mauritania National Football Cup, beating AS SNIM of Nouadhibou 2-0 in the final played at the Cheikha ould stadium Boidiya of the capital

©- - 02 november 2020 - 18:04:27 - thread African Union (111 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank

©- - 02 november 2020 - 11:45:59 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Ministry would promulgate the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form) Regulations 2020 to prevent sea pollution from harmful chemical substances, the Government announced on Saturday morning, following its weekly Cabinet meeting

©- - 31 october 2020 - 08:36:11 - thread African Union (378 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – After its weekly Cabinet meeting, the Mauritian Government on Saturday announced a project called “Greening of the Public Sector” designed to engage in the greening of public-sector organisations

©- - 31 october 2020 - 08:31:52 - thread African Union (185 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian minister of Defence, Hanana ould Sidi, Friday received a Libyan military delegation chaired by the army chief of staff, Army general Mohamed Ali Hadad, the state-run news agency (AMI) reported here

©- - 30 october 2020 - 22:58:23 - thread African Union (174 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a statement released on Friday, the Mauritanian government has condemned Thursday's terrorist attack on the Notre-Dame church in Nice, a city in southern France, saying it was "a barbaric act"

©- - 30 october 2020 - 17:52:41 - thread African Union (218 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                    Buying            Selling

Australian Dollar           27

©- - 30 october 2020 - 11:25:14 - thread African Union (124 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The final of the President's Football Cup between FC Tevragh-Zeina and ASC SNIM will be played  on November 1 before public spectators at  Cheikha ould Boidiya Stadium in Nouakchott

©- - 29 october 2020 - 15:10:09 - thread African Union (112 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                       Buying         Selling

Australian Dollar         27

©- - 29 october 2020 - 09:28:31 - thread African Union (123 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Samba Thiam, leader of the Progressive Forces for Change (FPC-black nationalist movement) in Mauritania, advocates for the official introduction of national languages, Pulaar, Sooninké and Wolof into the education system in a document released Wednesday

©- - 28 october 2020 - 15:12:53 - thread African Union (270 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                   Buying         Selling

1 Euro                       43

©- - 28 october 2020 - 11:33:33 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Wednesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                           Buying            Selling

Australian Dollar             27

©- - 28 october 2020 - 09:05:35 - thread African Union (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission President, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for a peaceful vote in Tanzania, ahead of Wednesday's Presidential elections

©- - 27 october 2020 - 22:09:53 - thread African Union (308 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Tuesday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                   Buying      Selling

Australian Dollar      27

©- - 27 october 2020 - 08:51:24 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Health authorities in Mauritius announced on Tuesday the detection of four new imported cases of COVID-19 among the passengers who arrived from Dubai last Saturday

©- - 27 october 2020 - 08:28:53 - thread African Union (105 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Monday strongly condemned acts of provocation against Islam reported in France for several days, an official statement issued here said

©- - 26 october 2020 - 22:21:37 - thread African Union (205 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's fruit and vegetable market is experiencing serious disruptions, leading to high scarcity and soaring prices on Monday, PANA noted

©- - 26 october 2020 - 17:05:17 - thread African Union (172 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Tfeil Laha, a banker, and Mohamed Abdallah Ould Yaha, two personalities close to Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, former Mauritanian president (2008/2019), appeared before the police panel investigating Aziz for economic and financial crimes, PANA learned Monday from judicial sources

©- - 26 october 2020 - 16:54:58 - thread African Union (176 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                       Buying         Selling

1 Euro                          43

©- - 26 october 2020 - 11:33:31 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Monday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                  Buying       Selling

Australian Dollar     27

©- - 26 october 2020 - 09:06:06 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The balance of visible trade in Mauritius showed a deficit of 7,568 million rupees in August 2020, higher by 36

©- - 26 october 2020 - 07:58:48 - thread African Union (268 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Four new imported cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Mauritius on Friday on passengers coming from India, bringing the total to 26 positive cases from six flights from a total of 1,860 persons who traveled to Mauritius since the opening of the island’s borders on October 3, 2020

©- - 24 october 2020 - 13:19:52 - thread African Union (211 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PA NA) - Mauritian Finance Minister Renganaden Padayachy Friday said the island’s economy had suffered from the national lockdown which resulted in a contraction of 15 per cent of its GDP in March-May and 32

©- - 24 october 2020 - 12:50:08 - thread African Union (449 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius is to introduce soon a new visa scheme called Premium Visa for a period of one year, renewable, to encourage eligible foreigners to come for a long stay in the island, an official statement said here Saturday

©- - 24 october 2020 - 11:49:25 - thread African Union (250 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                        Buying            Selling

1 Euro                             43

©- - 23 october 2020 - 11:20:46 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Friday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                       Buying      Selling

Australian Dollar          27

©- - 23 october 2020 - 09:24:00 - thread African Union (123 words)


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has approved a new peacekeeping roadmap, aiming to enhance unity between major actors involved in international peacekeeping operations, including the UN, troop contributing states and the conflict-affected nations

©- - 22 october 2020 - 22:03:32 - thread African Union (525 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Climate change has adverse impacts on people but d it affects women and men differently, Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change minister  Kavydass Ramano said on Thursday

©- - 22 october 2020 - 12:46:20 - thread African Union (450 words)


Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritanian Ouguiya as issued by the Mauritanian central bank:

Currency                     Buying           Selling

1 Euro                         43

©- - 22 october 2020 - 11:16:45 - thread African Union (138 words)


Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Following are Thursday's foreign exchange rates for the Mauritian Rupee as issued by the Mauritian commercial bank:

Currency                        Buying        Selling

Australian Dollar           27

©- - 22 october 2020 - 08:56:00 - thread African Union (123 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian economy would witness a significant downturn in 2020 in the wake of the nationwide lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the significant difficulties confronting economic sectors amidst little visibility on the operating landscape, according to the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), the main bank on the island

©- - 22 october 2020 - 07:35:05 - thread African Union (351 words)


Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched the first phase of the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) project, which envisions to be a “Site of Conscience” devoted to deeper understanding of the history of Mauritians and the impact of slavery and the international slave trade on Mauritius

©- - 21 october 2020 - 12:29:49 - thread African Union (349 words)